MSJE's Upcoming Events
The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience will be screening the jazz funeral documentary City of a Million Dreams, as well as offer other special events.
The film follows writer and videographer Deb Cotton and local musician Dr. Michael White as they take viewers on journey through New Orleans' jazz funeral cultural significance, as well as its connection to the city's history.
Film fans and history aficionados will have a rare chance to take part in an engrossing cinematic trip that honors the rich cultural legacy and history of New Orleans at this event. The event will take place on June 13 at 6 p.m. You are able to buy $10 tickets for this event on the MSJE's website.
Upcoming Virtual Southern Summer Series Events
Sit a Spell: Virtual Southern Summer Series is a free three-part video lecture series that explores the lives and accomplishments of three less well-known Southern Jewish historical luminaries from the 20th century. Each lecture is virtual and anyone interested in registering in any of them can do so on the MSJE's website.
July 26
Taking place on National Disability Independence Day at noon, this lecture will be about Stanley Stein, a man from Texas who had Hansen's Disease and who was admitted in Louisiana's National Leprosarium in 1931. Curator of the National Hansen's Disease Museum Elizabeth Schexnyder will detail his story and the challenges patients with leprosy faced.
July 31
This lecture will be about Herman Neugass, a runner from Tulane University who was invited to take part in the 1936 Olympics, which were taking place in Berlin when Adolf Hitler was in power. The lecture will take place at noon, will be lead by the museum's executive director Kenneth Hoffman, and will feature Herman's son Richard Neugass.
August 7
Historian Danny Fingeroth will discuss his new book Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald's Assassin. The book focuses on Jack Ruby, the man who killed John F. Kennedy's assassin Lee Harvey Oswald live on television. This lecture will take place at 6 p.m.
The Museum
The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience explores how Jews affected the cultural heritage of the American South. The museum promotes perspectives and has a respect for history, identity, diversity, and inclusion through its collections, displays, and events.
